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2008 Update

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Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2008 was released on 18 December 2008.

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Getting and using the data

Each year the Human Development Report (HDR) presents a wealth of statistical information on different aspects of human development. All these data are available for download here in several different ways:


HDI 2008 data
   

Statistical Update 2008

With new and improved data, UNDP’s Human Development Index 2008 shows an upwards trend in human development through 2006, that had been fueled by improvements in economic performance and education for most countries worldwide — the Index includes three more countries this year. Read more

World Map Get Data (GIF)
   

Get data by country, indicator or table from the 2007/2008 Report

You may either select a country to see all its data from the indicator tables of the Report or view the data by a specific indicator for all countries. Alternately, you may access the 32 indicator tables in the most recent Human Development Report, in either Excel or PDF format, and view them on-screen or download the data for future reference.

Build Tables (GIF)
   

Build your own tables

Complete flexibility–choose the countries and indicators you are interested in and download formatted tables, either on-screen or to Excel, using our most recently published data.

HDI World Map (GIF)
   

Human Development world maps (2008 update)

Explore the world through these animated maps demonstrating all four statistical indices of the Human Development Report. Maps include the rankings in the Human Development Index (HDI) from 1975 to the present along with the Gender-related Development Index (GDI), the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), and the Human Poverty Index (HPI).

Motion chart (GIF)
   

Motion Chart – Human Development Index Trends (1980-2006)

This graph allows you to see changes in data and countries over time. You can compare all indicators that feed into the Human Development Index and track specific countries from the year 1980 until our most recent HDI. The chart may be displayed in two formats: countries as bubbles or within a bar chart. Indicators can be switch on both the Y and X axis. The colour coding of the chart and the size of the bubbles can also be associated with any indicator.


Climate change (GIF)		    

Climate change - carbon footprint data

Explore carbon emissions data with animated charts highlighting important trends in carbon emissions through country and regional data.


Stats Animation (GIF)		    

Human development in animation

Explore these data with animated charts highlighting important trends in development. (Note: step through these animations with the 'next' button. Move the mouse over a bubble to see the country it represents.)

 Calculators (GIF)    

Tools for calculating the indices

We have developed several tools that can be used to calculate the indices of the Human Development Report and learn the relationships between various indicators and their impact on the indices that are used in the Report.